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University of the Philippines Diliman

In research, University of the Philippines Diliman stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,653 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,225 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,112 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Oceanography — Anthropology is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,984
of 28,054 · #4,388 all time
Rank in Philippines
#2
of 184
Research works
8k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of the Philippines Diliman known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,653 of 10,521 19.9%662 #2259
Physical SciencesDomain #2,225 of 12,888 8.8%1,046 #3271
Social SciencesField #1,112 of 6,365 20.9%438 #1428
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,090 of 2,578 18.5%134 #1378
EngineeringField #2,816 of 6,636 7.5%327 #3946
Environmental ScienceField #1,901 of 3,551 9.1%248 #1677
Health SciencesDomain #6,595 of 11,982 10.0%132 #11181
Life SciencesDomain #4,504 of 7,800 10.4%205 #5443
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #776 of 1,209 13.6%80 #1352
AnthropologySubfield #101 of 153 18.8%64 #280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Philippines Diliman sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,259 #1,653
  2. Physical Sciences#3,271 #2,225
  3. Social Sciences#1,428 #1,112
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,378 #1,090
  5. Engineering#3,946 #2,816
  6. Environmental Science#1,677 #1,901
  7. Health Sciences#11,181 #6,595
  8. Life Sciences#5,443 #4,504
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,352 #776
  10. Anthropology#280 #101
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of the Philippines Diliman specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 63.8 works11×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 23.2 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 91 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 151 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 80 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 327 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 248 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.75× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 64 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 438 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Philippines Diliman?

Ranked on the composite score, Joey D. Ocon, Mark Daniel G. de Luna and Gregory L. Morris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Philippines Diliman.

  1. 1 Joey D. Ocon Philippines · #154,062 worldwide 267 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Mark Daniel G. de Luna Philippines · #303,367 worldwide 280 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Gregory L. Morris Philippines · #386,083 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Ramón Guillermo Philippines · #433,325 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 May Lim Philippines · #441,297 worldwide 86 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Windell L. Rivera Philippines · #507,486 worldwide 76 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Fernando P. Siringan Philippines · #509,444 worldwide 136 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Alonzo A. Gabriel Philippines · #513,638 worldwide 80 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Caesar Saloma Philippines · #525,276 worldwide 135 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Leonardo D. de Castro Philippines · #558,254 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Philippines Diliman

Which keywords describe research at University of the Philippines Diliman?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Democracy, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Nationalism, Culture and Climate Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization140▲ 3.5×64 topics
  2. Climate Change118▲ 2.1×69 topics
  3. Identity92▲ 6.2×33 topics
  4. Machine Learning91▲ 1.36×67 topics
  5. Sustainability90▲ 1.80×62 topics
  6. Environmental Impact78▲ 2.2×44 topics
  7. Democracy77▲ 11×14 topics
  8. Colonialism76▲ 7.8×19 topics
  9. History74▲ 5.2×21 topics
  10. Culture70▲ 6.5×14 topics
  11. Nationalism69▲ 7.3×17 topics
  12. Ethnicity68▲ 8.8×13 topics
  13. Deep Learning66◆ 0.95×66 topics
  14. Renewable Energy63▲ 2.1×29 topics
  15. Remote Sensing60▲ 2.4×32 topics
  16. Philippines56▲ 193×1 topic
  17. Political Dynasties56▲ 193×1 topic
  18. Neural Networks45▲ 1.44×29 topics
  19. Economic Development45▲ 2.7×22 topics
  20. Social Media39▲ 1.34×30 topics
  21. Economic Growth32▲ 1.86×23 topics
  22. IoT28▲ 3.7×9 topics
  23. Environmental Monitoring28▲ 3.5×12 topics
  24. Gender27▲ 2.4×26 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services26▲ 3.3×11 topics
  26. Forecasting26▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Aquaculture26▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Global Warming23▲ 2.7×10 topics
  29. Ocean Acidification22▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling20▲ 4.2×5 topics
  31. Civil Society19▲ 8.2×6 topics
  32. Decentralization18▲ 4.2×6 topics
  33. Particulate Matter18▲ 5.7×2 topics
  34. Democratization17▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Climate Change Impacts17▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Coastal Protection16▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Immigration15▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Sensor Network14▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Political Islam14▲ 11×1 topic
  40. ethnic tensions14▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Philippines Diliman publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Philippine History and Culture, Asian Studies and History, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting and Asian Culture and Media Studies.

Philippine History and C…56Philippine History and Culture: 56 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 14 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 14 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 12 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 12 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 11 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 11 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 10 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 10 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 9 fractional works
AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringCultural Studies6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 56 works
  2. 2 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 12 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 11 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 11 works
  8. 8 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  9. 9 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 9 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Philippines Diliman's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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